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Norfolk Broads deaths were 'domestic incident' say police | Norfolk Broads deaths were 'domestic incident' say police |
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The deaths of a couple from Surrey, whose bodies were found in the Norfolk Broads, are being treated as a "domestic incident", the police said. | |
Their bodies were found on Sunday after the woman's 13-year-old daughter was found alone on a hire boat on Saturday. | Their bodies were found on Sunday after the woman's 13-year-old daughter was found alone on a hire boat on Saturday. |
Post-mortem examinations have shown the woman was probably strangled and the man drowned. | Post-mortem examinations have shown the woman was probably strangled and the man drowned. |
The police have said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. | The police have said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. |
Det Supt Jess Fry said: "All circumstances point to this being a domestic incident and we will continue to investigate in order to put a full set of evidence before the coroner. | Det Supt Jess Fry said: "All circumstances point to this being a domestic incident and we will continue to investigate in order to put a full set of evidence before the coroner. |
"[The coroner] will consider the full sequence of events and evidence gathered at inquest. | "[The coroner] will consider the full sequence of events and evidence gathered at inquest. |
Taking overdose | Taking overdose |
"We will therefore not be releasing any further investigative updates or commenting on speculation." | "We will therefore not be releasing any further investigative updates or commenting on speculation." |
The couple, who were in their 40s, were found between Salhouse Broad and Wroxham Broad, near to where the boat was found tied up. | The couple, who were in their 40s, were found between Salhouse Broad and Wroxham Broad, near to where the boat was found tied up. |
The police said the man, who is a foreign national, is thought to have committed suicide and might have also used another method in addition to drowning, such as taking an overdose. | The police said the man, who is a foreign national, is thought to have committed suicide and might have also used another method in addition to drowning, such as taking an overdose. |
It is understood the girl, who was found unharmed, was cared for and fed throughout last week and it is not thought she was locked inside the boat. | It is understood the girl, who was found unharmed, was cared for and fed throughout last week and it is not thought she was locked inside the boat. |
She has been interviewed by officers and is now being comforted by family members. | She has been interviewed by officers and is now being comforted by family members. |
The police said the names of the deceased will be made public once formal identification has taken place. | The police said the names of the deceased will be made public once formal identification has taken place. |
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